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200
Galen
Galen states difference between arteries and veins also says blood passes through liver -
300
egypt
the first public human dissection occured in egypt -
350
aristotle
aristotle believed that the heart was made up of 3 chambers -
400
hipocrates
hippocrates preached that didease was caused by natural forces not magic -
Jan 1, 1200
pulmanary circulation
eminento cario discovers pulminary circulation which is the flow of blood both to and from the lungs -
Jan 1, 1553
michael servetus
michael servetus discovers blood pumps through the heart -
vein valves
fabricius publishes book on vein valves including first drawing of vein valves -
william harvey
william harvey publishes a book on blood circulation through the human body -
red blood cells
jan swammerdam became the first person to observe and describe red blood cells -
capillary system
marcello malpighi observes the capilliary systemm and connects veins and arteries -
first blood transfusion
richard lower performed the first known blood transfusion on 2 dogs -
lamb and boy blood transfusion
jean-baptiste denis performed a blood teansfusion between a lamb and a sick boy giving the boy 8oz of lamb blood successfully -
size of red blood cell
anton van leevwenhoek determined the size of a red blood cell 25000x smaller than a single grain od sand -
first human blood transfusion
phylip syng physic performed the first human to human blood transfusion -
blood platelets
william osler discovers blood platelets -
blood types
karl landersteiner discovers 3 main blood types A,B,&C -
another blood type
alfred von decastello and adriano sturli identify a fourth blood type, type AB -
first matched blood transfusion
reuben ottenberg performs the first transfusion cross matching blood -
blood storage
richard lewisohn puts sodium citrate in donor blood to help preserve it for a few days in the refrigerator -
blood depot
oswald robertson established the first blood depot -
cadaver blood
DR. Serge Yudin successfully performs a blood transfusion using cadaver blood -
blood donors
red cross opened civilian blood donation center -
aids
first cases aof aids are reported -
blood screening
blood was screened for al diseases to prevent disease through blood transfusions
